US President Joe Biden announced a $2.5 billion additional military aid package for Ukraine, including artillery rounds, missiles, and armored vehicles.
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US announced $2.5 billion in additional military aid for Ukraine.
The package includes thousands of artillery rounds, thousands of missiles, and hundreds of armored vehicles.
The aid includes ammunition for HIMARS and NASAMS, TOW missiles, HAWK air-defense ammo, Stinger missiles, counter-drone munitions and Javelin and AT-4 anti-armor systems.
President Biden announced nearly USD 2.5 billion in security assistance for Ukraine, including a $1.25 billion drawdown package for the Ukrainian military and a $1.22 billion Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) package.
The U.S. Department of Defense has allocated all remaining USAI funds appropriated by Congress.
The funds will provide Ukraine with immediate influx of capabilities and longer-term supplies of air defense, artillery, and other critical weapons systems.
The Department of Defense is delivering hundreds of thousands of artillery rounds, thousands of rockets, and hundreds of armored vehicles to strengthen Ukraine's position during the winter.
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